Game Recap: The Friars Struggle on the Road Against BC, Lose 79-67

Providence Friars (10-3) 67 Boston College Eagles (7-6) 79 The Friars six game winning streak came to an end at the hands of an unlikely Boston College team on the road.  After climbing into the top ten teams in the nation in scoring defense holding their opponents to a paltry 58.9 point per game entering the matchup with the …

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New PC Men’s Basketball Introduction Video

New PC Men's Basketball Introduction Video Whoever does the Introduction videos for PC really nailed this year's one.

Coach Cooley Wishing PC Students Good Luck on Exams

Coach Cooley Wishing PC Students Good Luck on Exams Coach Cooley had a message for all the students taking exams this week. #GoFriars pic.twitter.com/UV1TdfQTrx — PCFriarsMBB (@PCFriarsmbb) December 13, 2016

Game Recap: PC Friars Beat UMass 75-69 Behind a Strong 2nd Half from Rodney Bullock

Providence Friars (8-2) 75 UMass Minutemen (6-3) 69 Photo via Adam Aucoin (@aaucoin34) After a relatively sloppy first half that supplied Providence with a narrow 1-point advantage going into halftime, Ed Cooley reignited the usual second half fire in this team that Friar fans have become accustomed to this year to ultimately give PC their 4th straight victory over …

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Game Recap: PC Friars Win 7th Straight Game in Ocean State Rivalry Over URI 63-60

Providence Friars (6-2) 63 #21 Rhode Island Rams (5-3) 60 Before we get into anything and everything about this great game, how awesome is that picture, huh? That makes it seven wins in a row for the Providence Friars over the Rhode Island Rams in the Ocean State Rivalry for Rhode Island supremacy.  As with the majority of the matchups …

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Game Recap: Rodney Bullock Shines as PC Friars Roll Past UNH 76-62

Providence Friars (5-2) 76  New Hampshire Wildcats (4-3) 62 I think I can confidently say that Rodney Bullock has fully assumed his role as "the guy" on this year's Providence Friars Men's Basketball team.  Bullock finished with a career-high 36 points for the Friars, accounting for 47% of the team's total points as PC took down it's second American …

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Game Recap: PC Loses First Game of the Season on the Road to Ohio State 72-67

Providence Friars (1-1) 67 Ohio State Buckeyes (3-0) 72 Someone made this point on Twitter and I think that it holds very true to where to Providence Friars basketball program as whole stands today with Ed Cooley at the helm.  We've gotten to a point, where a road loss to a power conference team is actually a bit of a …

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Game Recap: #3 Nova Evens Up the Season Series with #11 PC Behind an Unexpected Darryl Reynolds

#3 Villanova Wildcats (20-3) 72  #11 Providence College Friars (18-6) 60 This picture seemed appropriate seeing as Villanova has just earned its first ever number 1 ranking, and because, they looked the part on Saturday afternoon.  Now, it's nice that a Big East team is the number 1 ranked team in the country, but pundits and fans are going to …

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Game Recap: #7 Xavier Rolls Past #10 PC Friars in a Matchup of Top Ten Teams

#10 Providence College Friars (17-4) 68 #7 Xavier Musketeers (18-2) 75   For the first time in the history of the Dunkin' Donuts Center, Tuesday night featured the first ever matchup between two top ten ranked teams (since 1972-1973).  The game was very up and down for the Friars and Xavier was able to notch their first road win over …

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Game Recap: #12 PC Friars Kick Off Big East Play with a Giant 81-73 Win at #9 Butler

#12 Providence College Friars (13-1) 81  #9 Butler Bulldogs (11-2) 73 I'm a little behind on these recaps since I've been away a couple of different places for the holiday season.  I was up in Portland, Maine for a wedding on New Year's Eve so I watched the game at a bar called Rivalries in Downtown Portland. The wedding was for a …

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